{"id":204984,"date":"2014-06-22T09:58:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T09:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/06\/22\/mercurialmalcontent-elanorpam\/"},"modified":"2018-09-18T07:26:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T07:26:18","slug":"mercurialmalcontent-elanorpam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/06\/22\/mercurialmalcontent-elanorpam\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-204984 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/06\/22\/mercurialmalcontent-elanorpam\/attachment\/204985\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tumblr_mbea5tS8ds1qa9jn1o1_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tumblr_mbea5tS8ds1qa9jn1o1_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tumblr_mbea5tS8ds1qa9jn1o1_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/06\/22\/mercurialmalcontent-elanorpam\/attachment\/204986\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tumblr_mbea5tS8ds1qa9jn1o3_500-150x150.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tumblr_mbea5tS8ds1qa9jn1o3_500-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/tumblr_mbea5tS8ds1qa9jn1o3_500-100x100.gif 100w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/mercurialmalcontent.tumblr.com\/post\/80115923954\/elanorpam-thranduilkingofsmirkwood\" target=\"_blank\">mercurialmalcontent<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/elanorpam.tumblr.com\/post\/80115674444\/thranduilkingofsmirkwood-mirabilelectu\" target=\"_blank\">elanorpam<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/thranduilkingofsmirkwood.tumblr.com\/post\/74053415482\/mirabilelectu-mistlethalia\" target=\"_blank\">thranduilkingofsmirkwood<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/mirabilelectu.tumblr.com\/post\/38517613388\/mistlethalia-majestic-hobbit-ofbagend\" target=\"_blank\">mirabilelectu<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/mistlethalia.tumblr.com\/post\/38480079892\/majestic-hobbit-ofbagend-mcmorgans-the\" target=\"_blank\">mistlethalia<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/majestic-hobbit-ofbagend.tumblr.com\/post\/38479558955\/mcmorgans-the-greatest-fictional-injustice\" target=\"_blank\">majestic-hobbit-ofbagend<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/mcmorgans.tumblr.com\/post\/38215429647\/the-greatest-fictional-injustice-that-has-ever\" target=\"_blank\">mcmorgans<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<p><a class=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/the-greatest-fictional-injustice-that-has-ever-been-laid-upon-us\" target=\"_blank\">#the greatest fictional injustice that has ever been laid upon us<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/is-frodo-not-being-dead\" target=\"_blank\">#is frodo not being dead<\/a>\u00a0<a class=\"tag\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-then-going-somewhere-sam-can%27t-follow-him\" target=\"_blank\">#and then going somewhere sam can\u2019t follow him<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>why would you do this?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>WHY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But! But but but!<\/p>\n<p>Sam DOES follow, just not right away. Sam lives a long, prosperous, ridiculously happy life in Hobbiton with Rosie, with whom he has many children. He was mayor of Hobbiton SEVEN times until he retired at age 96, oversaw the establishment of the Shire as its own independent land, and was personally given the Star of the Dunedain by King Elessar as a gesture of friendship and love. But when Rosie passed away on Mid-Year\u2019s day, Sam rode out from Bag End on September 22nd for the last time and finally followed Frodo to Valinor as the third and last Ringbearer to do so at the grand old age of 104.<\/p>\n<p>He did exactly as Frodo asked him to. He was whole, and happy, and he enjoyed and did more than he could have ever imagined when he was a humble gardener listening in for tales of the Elves. And when he had lived out his life in peace and absolute happiness he earned his reward and followed Frodo home.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DON\u2019T TOUCH ME OH MY ERU.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"post_tags\">\n<div class=\"xkit_post_tags_inner_add_back\"><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/cygna-of-the-rings\" target=\"_blank\">#cygna of the rings<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/tolkien\" target=\"_blank\">#tolkien<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/I-know-it%27s-not-the-Done-thing-to-show\" target=\"_blank\">#I know it\u2019s not the Done thing to show<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/but-people-can-grieve-and-heal\" target=\"_blank\">#but people can grieve and heal<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/people-can-love-but-not-be-destroyed\" target=\"_blank\">#people can love but not be destroyed<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/I-mean-that-doesn%27t-stop-the-last-line-of-LotR-from-making-me-cry-or-anything\" target=\"_blank\">#I mean that doesn\u2019t stop the last line of LotR from making me cry or anything<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/but-Sam%27s-life-isn%27t-a-tragedy\" target=\"_blank\">#but Sam\u2019s life isn\u2019t a tragedy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>yes this<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/he-also-pitched-in-on-the-red-book\" target=\"_blank\">#he also pitched in on the red book<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/so-lotr-has-all-these-kings-and-elves-and-all-these-lofty-ass-people-with-humongous-genealogic-trees\" target=\"_blank\">#so lotr has all these kings and elves and all these lofty-ass people with humongous genealogic trees<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/but-sam-gamgee-was-right-up-there-along-with-them\" target=\"_blank\">#but sam gamgee was right up there along with them<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-his-dad-planted-potatos\" target=\"_blank\">#and his dad planted potatos<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/so-you-can-go-on-a-barge-to-heaven-along-with-kickass-elves-to-hang-out-with-angels\" target=\"_blank\">#so you can go on a barge to heaven along with kickass elves to hang out with angels<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/even-if-your-ancestry-is-entirely-comprised-of-potato-farmers\" target=\"_blank\">#even if your ancestry is entirely comprised of potato farmers<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-the-elves-better-listen-to-your-spiel-on-the-wonders-of-potatos\" target=\"_blank\">#and the elves better listen to your spiel on the wonders of potatos<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/because-you-had-the-ring-and-freely-handed-it-out\" target=\"_blank\">#because you had the ring and freely handed it out<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/and-those-fuckers-would-have-never-been-able-to-do-that-much\" target=\"_blank\">#and those fuckers would have never been able to do that much<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/there%27s-no-overstating-how-much-of-an-amazing-being-sam-gamgee-was\" target=\"_blank\">#there\u2019s no overstating how much of an amazing being sam gamgee was<\/a><a class=\"post_tag\" href=\"http:\/\/tumblr.com\/tagged\/thinking-about-it-kinda-makes-me-tear-up-even\" target=\"_blank\">#thinking about it kinda makes me tear up even<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Samwise Gamgee: Best character in\u00a0<em>the whole goddamn LoTR continuum.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>mercurialmalcontent: elanorpam: thranduilkingofsmirkwood: mirabilelectu: mistlethalia: majestic-hobbit-ofbagend: mcmorgans: #the greatest fictional injustice that has ever been laid upon us\u00a0#is frodo not being dead\u00a0#and then going somewhere sam can\u2019t follow him why would you do this? WHY But! But but but! Sam DOES follow, just not right away. Sam lives a long, prosperous, ridiculously happy life in &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2014\/06\/22\/mercurialmalcontent-elanorpam\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[672,21742,15116,4737,4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":204987,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204984\/revisions\/204987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}